Agartala: Ruling BJP's ally Tipra Motha Party (TMP) on Saturday threatened to withdraw support from the government, accusing it of failing to implement the tripartite accord and curb illegal infiltration from Bangladesh.
Senior TMP leader and party MLA Ranjit Debbarma said that the party leaders would meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and would discuss their pending demands.
"If the meeting with the Union Home Minister failed to resolve our issues, then we would withdraw support from the BJP government in Tripura," Debbarma told the media.
The withdrawal of support by the TMP would not have any impact on the stability of the BJP-led government, as the saffron party enjoys an absolute majority with its 33 MLAs.
BJP leaders refused to make any comments at the moment on the TMP's decision.
In the 60-member Assembly, the BJP holds a majority with 33 MLAs, and its another ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), has one MLA.
After a year-long hectic parleys and after signing a tripartite agreement with the Centre and the Tripura government on March 2 last year, the then opposition TMP with 13 MLAs joined the BJP-led coalition government in the state on March 7 last year, adding a new twist to Tripura's politics.
On March 7 last year (2024), two TMP MLAs -- Animesh Debbarma and Brishaketu Debbarma -- were inducted into the ministry headed by Chief Minister Manik Saha.
TMP leader Debbarma said that the BJP government did not implement the provisions of the tripartite agreement even after more than 15 months of signing the accord in Delhi in the presence of the Union Home Minister.
Their demands include greater autonomy for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) and development of the tribals' socio-economic conditions.
The TMP, though, originally demanded a 'Greater Tipraland' or a separate state for the tribals under Articles 2 and 3 of the Constitution. The ruling BJP, the opposition CPI-M and the Congress have been opposing the TMP's 'Greater Tipraland' demand. (IANS)
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